In recent times of covid-19 in Ghana.
16 persons who died of the virus are reported buried in Accra today.
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The Accra Metropolitan Assembly said the youngest was nine years old,
While the oldest victim was 84 years old.
Head of the Environmental Health Department Florence Kuukyi commented saying,
Out of the 27 deceased persons 19 are Christians & eight being Muslims.
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Adding that the families of these persons had registered with her office to have the assembly carry out
the burial out of which the 16 have already been interred in the capital.
She pointed out that all burials undertaken so far were done per World Health Organization (WHO)
standards and protocols adding that the bodies were buried at a designated site earmarked by the
Assembly for the burial of persons who die of infectious diseases.
She added that all the Christians were buried with coffins donated by the family members while the Muslims were buried with body bags.
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AS QUOTED;
“It is the responsibility of the Environmental Health Officer to give persons who die of infectious diseases a befitting burial… In these cases, officers disinfect the bodies right from the mortuary to the cemetery to be laid to rest,”
Finally said; none of the officers was infected with the virus and was hopeful that no one would contract the virus.
